Title :
Proactive elicitation of software process improvements
Author :
Varkoi, Timo ; Makinen, Timo
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Pori
Abstract :
Software process improvement (SPI) is a means to change software organizationpsilas processes to better meet the business objectives. Process assessments reveal opportunities for process improvements. An assessment typically utilizes a model, which includes a set of good practices as assessment indicators. The potential for improvements is derived by comparing the indicators with the actual processes.
Keywords :
software process improvement; assessment indicators; business objectives; proactive elicitation; process assessment; software process improvements; Africa; Cities and towns; Computer industry; Current supplies; Information analysis; Productivity; Programming; Software engineering; Software performance; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering & Technology, 2008. PICMET 2008. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-890843-17-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-890843-18-2
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599775
